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An Interfaith Ambassador… Even At The Pediatrician’s Office
Around Thanksgiving, my baby girl had the first continuous cough we had ever experienced (thanks, daycare!) and, just to be ...
Is Interfaith Marriage Good for the Jews?
Interfaith marriage is in the Jewish news again — just like it was in 500 BCE, as Jews returned from ...
Holidays Down South (With a Little Help from Technology)
Holidays are always prime family time. My whole family goes to my grandparents’ house for pretty much every holiday, and ...
A Rabbi’s Christmas Message
With the flurry of discussion about how Jewish and interfaith families are handling the confluence of Hanukkah and Christmas this ...
Time to Tie-Dye!!
With over 155 different Jewish overnight camps, you can expect over 155 different sets of traditions, activity choices, communities, and ...
Saying No to Silencing: The Jewish Duty to Speak Out
Spirituality is biography. Jewish spirituality and Jewish biography both demand a duty to speak out, reject silencing, and stand up against any ...
An Interdenominational December: Family Traditions Old and New
Each of us has our unique rituals and family traditions at this time of year. In this piece, Kate Hermann-Wu, ...
Don’t Let the Light Go Out!
Last night our congregation’s chant meditation group met to contemplate light as we arrived at the cusp of the darkest ...
Sisterhood in the Pursuit of Peace
I belong to a grassroots organization that brings Muslim & Jewish women together in private spaces and allows us to ...
Ode to the Frozen Mass-Produced Latke
When I was a kid, the crème de la crème of latkes were the frozen ones. And I don’t mean ...
Keshet’s Top Ten Blog Posts of 2016
This year has been quite the journey. Here at Keshet, we’re reflecting on all we’ve learned and the stories we’ve ...
As Different as Sour Cream and Applesauce, and Yet…
It is the season of latkes, which means you will hear many arguments over which condiment is the best to ...
Conversion, the RCA, and Rabbinic Hypocrisy
Last week, the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) issued a resolution demonstrating for the second time in less than six ...
A Hanukkah Lesson for Our Turbulent Political Times
As we approach our upcoming Festival of Lights, our stories about the Maccabees and our nation’s triumph over religious and ...
How to Add Some Competitive Excitement to Your Hanukkah Party
I’ve been joking this year that with Hanukkah starting on Christmas Eve, our holiday doesn’t have a chance to compete ...